Danielle, 33, was fed up with the negativity and took to Instagram to urge mums to support each other.

She wrote: ‘There’s been a lot in the press this week about what mums who have recently given birth are “supposed” to look like. I had my baby one week ago, and this is me. Simply me.

‘I’ve had no time to go to the gym or diet in a week, of course I’ve been with my newborn. But should I really be ashamed of how I look for fear of judgement? Carrying a few extra pounds, or not – breast-feeding or bottle-feeding. Aren’t we just all sick of judging each other?

Chanelle Hayes called Cheryl a bad example (Picture: Rex/Getty)

‘Whether you’re Cheryl, Chanelle Hayes or Serena Williams – should any of us even be worrying about what people think of our bodies after bringing a new life into the world?

We’re all on a journey, all doing our best, and all have imperfections.

‘I’ve had four children and I’d never dream of sneering at another mum’s body. Let’s all start focusing on what’s REALLY important, looking after our kids – and focussing on our families rather than our bodies.’

Many followers praised Danielle for her comments, with one writing: ‘You look amazing & well said’ and another comment reading: ‘Very well said @missdlloyd far too much pressure from society these days.’

Danielle has four sons, including her newborn baby born last week (Picture: Instagram/Danielle Lloyd)

However, others were rather annoyed that Danielle accompanied her inspirational post with a picture of her abs.

The picture – with a Snapchat caption reading ‘1 week post baby’ with a bicep emoji – showed Danielle wearing a crop top and showing off a flat and defined stomach.

The clashing messages of the picture and post angered a few of the mum-of-four’s followers.

One person wrote: ‘This post is bollocks, just a way to show off how “amazing” and flat her tummy looks after 1 week for attention, knowing it will put other mums down, while saying that’s not what she’s doing.’

Another comment read: ‘I’m not being nasty but you are saying about bodies after pregnancy yet you post a perfect picture of yourself. You look great but the post doesn’t match the pic.’

And one person said: ‘This post will just make everyday mums feel like shit! No1 is back in their jeans 1 week after birth, you are extremely lucky and while your msg is nice no1 will focus on the msg [sic].’

Danielle has yet to reveal her the name of her fourth son, who she has welcomed with fiance Michael O’Neill. The former Miss Great Britain has three sons, Harry, Archie and George, with ex-husband Jamie O’Hara.